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A FASCINATION
~For Thaddeus
 
Treading softly upon the floor
Aiming carefully
But missing my mark
The boards creek and you awaken
 
Your long slender body
Arches upward
As your wondrous eyes
Pierce my soul
The walls around us echo
The silence of the many before us
Who have been as we are now
Helpless and lost
Drowning
In a sea of expectation
 
Several minutes pass
As we stand together
Though we never touch
Locked in our gaze
Is what comes next
 
I move a moment closer
Yet once again
Caught in my tracks

A light shines
From someplace
Deep inside you
It begs me to come closer
But warns of hidden dangers
Within your power
 
Afraid
I turn to go
For I am uncertain
Of what you could unlock in me
 
You catch me again
Your eyes won’t release me
Your soul won’t release me
Your power holds me strong
 
Drawing me again to you
A breeze floats through the room
Yet all is still
The silence is so deafening
The light in you grows stronger
I am powerless against it
 
You bring me in closer
Deeper into that part of you
Where you hide your secrets
And your strengths
 

Our souls collide in a cascade of colors
Melting together in a timeless dance
Of eternal oneness
Together we create a single spark
The universe vibrates with exhilaration
 
As our flame ignites
We realize now
We are one
At least in this way
Forever
 
A fascination forged in steel
And hardened through
Something
Encapsulated in us
 
At last you relinquish your hold
And I slip away into the darkness
 
Dew falls on my face
A warm wind blows through my heart
And I recall the words
Once released but never forgotten
 
The night wraps around me
Like too many old movies
I stroll the old places
And think of you

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